GAME Australia closing all stores

31 shops to shut, closing down sales have started

PriceWaterhouseCoopers has confirmed that GAME Australia will shut all its 31 stores over the next few weeks.

"In the interests of creditors, the 31 remaining Game stores are to be closed over the coming weeks and a final closing down sale has commenced with discounts of up to 60 per cent available in-store and online," said administrator Kate Warwick said in a statement to GameSpot.

"This is a difficult time for employees and closing the stores was not a decision we made easily. Despite exploring available opportunities for continued trading, the ongoing trading performance and absence of viable offers for the purchase of the business has resulted in these closures."

16 of the 31 stores have already been closed, with the remaining 15 holding 60 per cent off sales until they too shut their doors. The future of the chain as a whole is still unclear, with a creditor meeting scheduled for today.